Shoe-pressing machine



Dec. 19, 1933. L MOONEY SHOE PRESSING MACHINE Filed April 22, 1932Patented Dec. 19, 1933 UNITED STAT 1,939,716 SHQE-PRESSING MACHINE FredL. Mooney, Lynn, Mass., assignor to United. Shoe Machinery Corporation,Paterson, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application April 22, 1932.Serial No. 606,867

34 Claims, (01. 12-33) This invention relates to machines for applyingpressure to the bottoms of shoes, and is herein illustrated as embodiedin a machine having means for applying pressure mainly at the shankportion of the shoe bottom for the purpose of shaping the sole (i. e.,the single sole of a turn shoe or the outsole of a shoe having bothinsole and outsole) to'the contour desired for the fin ished shoe. It isto be understood, however, that hits more general aspects the'invention'is not limited to machines that apply pressure mainly at the shankportion, nor to machines the special or primary purpose of which is toshape the sole.

An object of the invention is to provide, in a machine for applyingpressure to the bottoms'of shoes, improved means for supporting a shoelat-- erally against force tending to displaceit laterally as thepressure is applied. In Letters Pa ent No. 1,859,434, granted on May 24,1932 upon 0 an application of H. A. Davenport, there is disclosed asole-pressing machine having a'shankpressing pad formed and arranged topresent a pressing face inclined laterally of the shoe relativelyto thedirection of the height of the shoe to increase the pressure on theinner sideof the shank portion of the shoe bottom where, on some kindsof shoes, there is a considerably more pronounced upward slope laterallyof the shoe than at the outer side. In that machine the pressing meansaccordingly-acts on the shoe and last with a substantial component offorce directed laterally of the shoe at the inner side of the shoebottom. It is a more particular object of the present inventionto'provide, in a machine of that character, means for supporting theshoe better than heretofore against such tendency as there is for thepressing means to displace it laterally in the sole-pressing operation,and thereby to ailord increased insurance against any lateral yield 01'the shoe and againstany'possibility of damage to the last by lateralstrain thereon of the heel pin or spindle with which the machine isprovided for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindle hole. Theinventionis accordingly herein illustrated as applied to a machinehaving pressing means constructed and arranged to operate as disclosedin the above-mentioned Letters Patent, although it is to be understoodthat it is not thus limited in its applicability.

To the above and other ends, the invention provides, in a shoe-pressingmachine, novel means for supporting the shoe against lateraldisplacement, the construction shown'comprising a supporting memberarranged to engage the shoe on its outer side at the heel endportion'thereof and novel means for controlling the member in theoperation of the machine. As illustrated, the supporting member iscarried by a lever that is mounted for swinging movement about anaxis asthe pad is moved toward the shoe. Inaccordance with a further featurethe shoe-supporting member is so mounted as to permit it to be moved ina direction lengthwise'of the shoe by frictional action of the shoethereon to prevent it from rubbing the shoe upper in consequence of anysmall movement of the shoe in a lengthwise direction that may take placein the sole-pressing operation. a

The novel features of the invention, including various novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularlydescribed by reference to the accompanying drawing and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in end elevation of a portion of a a machine inwhichthe invention is embodied, with parts broken away, showing a shoe underpressure in the machine; and

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the portion of' the machine shownin Fig. 1, with parts broken away.

In view of the more complete disclosure in the above-mentioned LettersPatent of features of the general organization of the illustrativemachine, only such parts are shown and will be described herein as it isnecessary to refer to for an understanding of the present invention.

Machines of the type illustrated are twin machines, comprising two setsof mechanisms by each of which a shoe is subjected to pressuresimultaneously with the release of a shoe previously operated upon bythe other set. A portion of only one of the two sets of mechanisms isherein shown, since both sets are substantially alike. Each set includesa'pair of verticalrods 10 on the upper end portions of which there issecured, by means not herein shown, a casting 12 having means thereonfor supporting a shoe and last against upwardly directed pressure applied on the shoe bottom. This means includes a downwardly extending arm14 forked at its lower end and supporting a block 16 on which is mounteda heel pin or spindle 20 arranged to engage the heel end of the last inthe usual spindle hole in the last, the block being provided with ashoulder 22 for engaging the top of the cone of the last. The block 16is fast on a pivot pin 24 by which it is mounted upon the arm 14 forswinging movement about an axis extending laterally of the shoe, and itis controlled by a torsion spring 26 which tends to swing it in acounterclockwise direction (Fig. 2) and thus to cause the spindle 20 tohold the forepart and instep portions of the shoe pressed up against apad 28 mounted on a holder 30 which is supported on the casting 12 bymeans not herein shown but disclosed in the above-mentioned LettersPatent.

Mounted for vertical sliding movements on the rods 10 is a carrier 32which supports means for applying sole-shaping pressure to the bottom ofthe shank portion of the shoe. This carrier is moved upwardly anddownwardly by mechanism not herein shown in detail, but fully disclosedin Letters Patent No. 1,549,243, granted on August 11, 1925 upon anapplication of E. E. Winkley. As more fully disclosed in theabove-mentioned Letters Patent No. 1,859,434, the pressing means on thecarrier 32 comprises a frustoeconical rubber pad 34 mounted in a holder36 and provided with a leather cover 38, the pad being so arranged thatthe portion thereof that acts on the shoe bottom adjacent to the innerside of the shoe is of greater diameter than the portion that acts nearthe outer side of the shoe. The arrangement is also such that the padpresents initially, before it presses on the shoe, a shoepressing facewhich is inclined laterally of the shoe relatively to the direction ofthe height of the shoe entirely across the shoe bottom, so as toincrease the pressure on the sole at the inner side of the shoe bottomin the pressuresapplying operation, and accordingly the pad acts with asubstantial component of force directed laterally of the shoe, i, e.,toward the right as the parts are viewed in Fig, 1, the shoe illustratedbeing a right shoe. 7

To .assist in supporting the shoe against the lateral force thusapplied, there is provided by the present invention a member 40comprising a rubber pad with a leather cover thereon, the pad beingmounted on a holder 42' having a stem 43 mounted to turn in the lowerend of an arm 44. The arm 44 is supported by means hereinafter describedon the lower arm of a substantially vertical lever 46 which is fastenedbetween its ends to a rock shaft 48 mounted to turn in bearings formedin ears 50 that project laterally from the arm 14. The lever 46 isaccordingly mounted to swing about an axis extending lengthwise of theshoe to carry the shoe-supporting member or pad 40 into and out ofengagement with the outer side of the shoe at its heel-end portion. Aspring-pressed plunger 52 mounted in the lower arm of the lever 46 andbearing against the arm 14 tends to swing the lever in the direction towithdraw the member 40 from the shoe and holds the member away from theshoe when the latter is presented to the machine. For swinging the leverin the opposite direction to press the supporting member against theshoe there is provided another lever comprising two arms 54 and 56 bothintegral with a hub 58 which is mounted to turn on a rod 60 extendinglaterally of the shoe and supported by a projection 61 on the arm 14.Integral with the arm 54 on its outer end is a wedge block 62 having onone side thereof a wedge face arranged to engage a roll 64 carried bythe upper arm of the lever 46. On its opposite side the wedge block 62engages a boss 65 on the arm' 14 to support it laterally. When the arm54 is swung downwardly the wedge block 62 accordingly acts on the lever46 to swing the shoe-supporting member 40 into supporting engagementwith the shoe. For imparting such movement to the arm 54 there isprovided a spring 66 connected at its upper end to the casting 12 and atits lower end to a web 68 whereby the arm 54 is connected to the hub 58around the'projection 61 of the arm 14. While operative movement is thusimparted to the arm 54 yieldingly to move the member 40 into theposition determined by each shoe, that face of the wedge block 62 thatengages the roll 64 is so arranged relatively to the lever 46 that thewedge block will not be moved reversely by this lever in response tolateral pressure of the shoe on the member 40, The wedge blockaccordingly serves as positive means to hold the member 40 inshoesupporting position.

Further to control the arm 54 to cause it to receive its operativemovement at the proper time, there is provided a link comprising a rod70 pivotally connected at its lower end to a lug '72 formed on a part ofthe means that supports the pad holder 36 on the vertically movablecarrier 32, the rod having adjustably mounted on its upper end a bar .74provided with a slot 76 through which there extends a pin 78 carried bythe forked end of the arm 56. When the carrier 32 is in its lowestposition the bar '74, by engagement with the pin '78 at the upper end ofthe slot '76, serves to hold the lever 54, 56 in such a position,against the resistance of the spring 66, that the wedge block 62 iswithdrawn from contact with the roll 64 and the shoe-supporting member40 is accordingly maintained in its idle position by the spring plunger52, so as not to interfere with the mounting of a shoe on the spindle20. When the carrier 32 is moved upwardly to carry the pad 34 toward andagainst the bottom of the shoe the upward movement of the link '70, '74serves to release the arm 56 and permit this arm and the arm 54 to beswung by the spring 66 in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 2), thusrendering the wedge block 62 op erative to force the member 40 intoshoe-supporting position. The member 40 is thus moved into operativeposition before the carrier 32 has been moved upwardly far enough toapply the pressure to the bottom of the shoe, and in the continuedupward movement of the carrier the bar 74 moves relatively to the pin'78, as will be evident by reference to Fig. 2. When the carrier 32thereafter receives its downward move ment the wedge block 62 is movedreversely by the action of the link '70, 74 on the lever arm 56 torelease the'lever 46 to the action of the spring plunger 52 whereby themember 40 is swung outwardly away from the shoe.

The pressure of the pad 34 on the bottom of the shoe may result inimparting to the shoe with the spindle 20 a lengthwise forward movementof small extent about the axis of movement of the block 16 and thespindle, by reason of the yield of the supporting pad 28. In order toprevent the shoe-supporting member 40 from rubbing the upper by reasonof such movement of the shoe, the arm 44 is so mounted on the lever 46as to permit the member 40 to partake of the lengthwise movement of theshoe. For this purpose the arm 44 is fast on a shaft mounted to turnabout an axis extending laterallyof the shoe in ears 82 that projectdownwardly from the lower arm of the lever 46. A springpressed plunger84 mounted in the arm 44 and bearing'on a shoulder on the lever idtendsto swing the arm in a clockwise direction (Fig. 2), the limit of suchswinging movement being determined by engagement of a portion of the armwith a shoulder 86 on the lever 46. It will be understood that the arm44 is held initially by the spring plunger in the position determined bythe shoulder 36 and that the arm may be swung against the resistance ofthe plunger through frictional action of the shoe on the member it inany forwardlen'gthwise movement that the shoe may receive as abovedescribed. A

The manner of operation of the shoe-supporting means provided by thisinvention will be evident from the foregoing description. The member 40,held in firm contact with the shoe at the outer side of the heel end ofthe latter, assists in supporting the shoe firmly againstthe componentof force directed laterally of the'shoe at the inner side of the shoebottom by the pressing pad 34. The shoe isthus held securely in properposition to receive the pressure, and insurance is, afforded against anydamage to the last by strain of the spindle 2-1) thereon in consequenceof the tendency of the pad 34 to tip the shoe laterally. The position ofhe member 40 at the heel end of the shoe is of particular advantage inresisting strain on the last pin.

A twin machine of the type illustrated will have shoe-supportingmechanism of the character described associated with each of the twosets of operating instrumentalities, the different sup portingmechanisms being so arranged as to operate in proper relation to a rightshoe. acted upon by one of the two sets and a left shoe acted upon bythe other set.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the topthereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally in one direction only, of a device arrangedto engage. the .shoeon one side only thereof to assist in supporting itagainst such lateral displacement.

2. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructedand arranged toact on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally in one direction only, of a member; arrangedto engage the shoe on'one side only thereof to assist in supporting itagainst such lateral displacement, and automatic means for moving saidmember into shoe-supporting position. 7

3. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constr ctedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoeonone side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement; means for maintaining said member in a position out of theway of the shoe when the shoe is presented to the machine, and mechanismfor moving the" member laterally of the shoe into shoe-supportingposition in automatically determined time relation to the operation ofsaid pressing means on the shoe.

4. In a machinefor applying pressure tothe bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means constructedand, arranged to act on the bottom of the shoewith force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe onone side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement, a lever supporting saidvmember and mounted to swingaboutanaxis extending lengthwise of the shoe, and automatic means forswinging said lever to move the member into shoe-supporting position.

5. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, andshoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe onone side thereof to assist in supporting it'against such lateraldisplacement, a lever supporting said member and mounted to swing aboutan axis extending lengthwise of the shoe, and another lever mounted toswing about an axis extending laterally of the shoe and provided withwedging means arranged to act on said first-named lever to move thesupporting member into shoe-supporting position.

6. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe against pressure applied onits bottom face,and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged toact-on the bottomof the shoe with force tending to displace the shoelaterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereofto assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, a leversupporting .gsaid member and mounted to swing laterally of the shoe tocarry the member into shoe-supporting position, and a wedge memberarranged toact on said lever to hold it positively against movement inresponse to pressure of the shoe on the supporting member. I

7. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe against pressure applied onitsbottom face, and shoe-pressing means con structed and arranged to acton the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace the shoelaterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe on one side thereofto assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, a leversupporting said member and mounted to swing laterally of the shoe tocarry the member into shoesupporting position, and another lever mountedfor swinging movement and provided with wedgingmeans arranged to act onsaid first-named lever to move the supporting member into shoesupportingposition. 7

8. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last atthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe andincluding a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindlehole, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to apply shapingpressure to the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace theshoe laterally in one direction only, of a device arranged to engage theheel end of the shoe on one side only thereof to assist in supporting itagainst such lateral displacement.

9. Ina machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last atthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe andincluding a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindlehole, and shoe-pressing means constructed and arranged to apply shapingpressure to the bottom of the shoe with force tending to displace theshoe laterally, of a member arrangedto engage the heel end of the shoeon one side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement, and mechanism for moving said member laterally of the shoeinto shoe-supporting position in automatically determined time relationto the operation of said pressing means on the shoe.

10. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and a shoepressing pad of yieldablematerial arranged to present a pressing face inclined laterally of theshoe to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottomwith force tending to displace the shoe laterally throughout thepressureapplying operation, of a device arranged to engage the shoe onits outer side to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement.

11. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and a shoepressing pad of yieldablematerial arranged to present a pressing face inclined laterally of theshoe to act on the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottomwith force tending to displate the shoe laterally, of a member arrangedto engage the shoe on its outer side to assist in supporting it againstsuch lateral displacement, and automatic means for moving said memberinto shoe-supporting position in the operation of the machine.

12. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last atthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe andincluding a spindle for engaging the heel end of the last in its spindlehole, and a shoe-pressing pad constructed and arranged to apply shapingpressure at the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom withforce tending to displace the shoe laterally, of a device movable inautomatically determined time relation to the operation of said pad onthe shoe into position to engage the shoe on the outer side of itsheel-end portion to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement.

13. In' a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting a means and pressingmeans being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply thepressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof toassist in supporting it against lateral displacement, and mechanismcontrolled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means andpressing means for moving said member into shoe-supporting position.

14. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressingmeans being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply thepressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof toassist in supporting it against lateraldisplacement, and spring-operatedmechanism for moving said member into shoe-supporting position inresponse to the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means andpressing means.

.15. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressingmeans being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply thepressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof toassist in supporting it against lateral displacement, said member beingmounted for movement laterally of the shoe, and a device controlled bythe relative movement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing meansfor locking the member against movement laterally of the shoe inresponse to pressure of the shoe thereon.

16. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, said shoe-supporting means and pressingmeans being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to apply thepressure, of a member arranged to act on the shoe at one side thereof toassist in supporting it against lateral displacement, a lever supportingsaid member and movable laterally of the shoe, and wedging meanscontrolled by the relative movement of said shoe-supporting means andpressing means and arranged to act on said lever to hold the memberpositively against movement laterally of the shoe in response topressure of the shoe thereon.

17. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to acton the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with forcetending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving saidpad toward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to acton the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it againstlateral displacement, and mechanism controlled by said carrierindependently of the pressure of the pad on the shoe for moving saidmember into shoe-supporting position.

18. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination withmeans for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, a shoepressing pad arranged to acton the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with forcetending to displacethe shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving said padtoward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to act onthe shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it againstlateral displacement, springoperated mechanism for moving said memberinto shoe-supporting position, and a device connected to said carrierand arranged to release said mechanisn to render it operative as the padis moved toward the shoe.

19. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe atthe top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to acton the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with forcetending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving saidpad toward the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to acton the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it againstlateral displacement, said member being mounted for movement laterallyof the shoe, and mechanism controlled by said carrier independently ofthe pressure of the pad on the shoe for locking the member againstmovement laterally of the shoe as the pad is moved toward the shoe.

20. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure appliedon its bottom face, a shoe-pressing pad arranged to acton the inner side of the shank portion of the shoe bottom with forcetending to displace the shoe laterally, and a carrier for moving saidpad toward 'the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged to acton the shoe at the outer side thereof to assist in supporting it againstlateral displacement, a lever supporting said member and movablelaterally of the shoe,

another lever having wedging means'thereon ar-- ranged to act on saidfirst-named lever to hold the shoe-supporting member in operativeposition, a spring for operating said other lever, and a link connectedto said carrier for releasing said other lever to the action of itsspring in response to movement of the carrier.

21. In a machine for applying pressure to the pressing means for movingsaid device into shoe-' supporting position before the pressure isapplied to the shoe.

22. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means arranged toapply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means andpressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to applythe pressure, of a device for supporting the shoe laterally in thepressureapplying; operation, and spring operated mechanism for movingsaid device into shoe-supporting position in response to the relativemovement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means.

23. In a machine for applying pressure to the of the shoe, saidshoe-supporting means and pressing means being relatively movableheightwise of the shoe to apply the pressure, of a member arranged toserve as a lateral support for the shoe by engagement therewith in thepressureapplying operation, said member being mounted for movementlaterally of the shoes, and mechanism controlled by the relativemovement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for lockingthe member against movement laterally of the shoe before the pressure isapplied to the shoe.

244111 a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means arranged toapply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting meansand.

ber arranged to serve as a lateral support for the .i.

shoe to hold the shoe against tipping movement in the pressure-applyingoperation, a lever supporting said member and mounted for movementlaterally of'the shoe, and a wedge member controlled by the relativemovement of said shoesupporting means and pressing means and arranged toact on said lever to move the supporting member into shoe-supportingposition.

25. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face; and shoepressing means arranged toapply pressure to the bottom of the shoe, said shoe-supporting means andpressing means being relatively movable heightwise of the shoe to applythe pressure, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral support for theshoe in the pressure-applying operation, a lever supporting said memberand movable lat-.

erally of the shoe, another lever provided with wedging means foroperating said first-named lever to swing the supporting member intoshoesupporting position, and a spring controllediby the relativemovement of said shoe-supporting means and pressing means for operatingsaid other lever.

26. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination Withmeans for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoemressing means movablerelatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to thebottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral supportfor the shoe to hold the shoe against tipping movement in response tothe pressure on the shoe bottom, and mechanism controlled by themovement of said shoe-pressing means for moving said member intoshoe-supporting position before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

27. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means movablerelatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to thebottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral supportfor the shoe, said member being movable laterally of the shoe intoengagement with the shoe, and a device controlled by' the movement ofsaid shoe-pressing means for locking said member in shoe-supportingposition before the pressure is applied to the shoe.

28. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoe-pressing means movablerelatively to said supporting means to apply shaping pressure to thebottom of the shoe, of a member arranged to serve as a lateral supportfor the shoe, a lever supporting said member and movable laterally ofthe shoe, a

spring-operated device for operating said lever, and a link controlledby said shoe-pressing means for releasing said device to render itoperative as the pressing means is moved toward the shoe.

29. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom-of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member ar-' ranged to engage the shoeon a side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateral displacement, and means on which said member is movable by frictionalaction of the shoe thereon to permit it to partake of any movement ofthe shoe in a lengthwise direction resulting from the pressure appliedon the shoe bottom.

30. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and shoepressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe ona side thereof to assist in supporting it against such lateraldisplacement, and an arm supporting said member and mounted for swingingmovement in a direction lengthwise of the shoe through frictional actionof the shoe on said member to permit the member to partake of anymovement of the shoe in a lengthwisedirection resulting from thepressure applied on the shoe bottom.

31. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with a shoe support arranged to support ashoe and last at Zthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, saidshoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of thelast in its spindle hole and mounted for swinging movements indirections lengthwise of the shoe, and shoe-pressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe laterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe onone side of its heel-end portion to assist in supporting it against suchlateral displacement, said member being so controlled as to permit it tomove with the shoe in any swinging movement of the shoe with saidspindle resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

32. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoesfthecombination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last atthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, saidshoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of thelast in its spindle hole and mounted for swinging movements indirections lengthwise of the shoe, and shoe-pressing means constructedand arranged to act on the bottom of the shoe with force tending todisplace the shoe iaterally, of a member arranged to engage the shoe onone side of its heel-end portion to assist in supporting it against suchlateral displacement, an arm supporting said member and mounted forswinging movements in directions lengthwise of'the shoe, and springmeans controlling said arm and against the resistance of which the armis movable through frictional action of the shoe on the supportingmember in any swinging movement of the shoe with spindle resulting fromthe pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

33. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with means for supporting a shoe at the top thereof againstpressure applied on its bottom face, and means for applying saidpressure, of means for supporting the shoe laterally to assist incontrolling it in the pressure-applying operation, said lateralsupporting means being so controlled as to permit it to partake of anymovement of the shoe in a lengthwise direction resulting from thepressure applied on the shoe bottom.

34. In a machine for applying pressure to the bottoms of shoes, thecombination with a shoe support arranged to support a shoe and last atthe top thereof against pressure applied on the bottom of the shoe, saidshoe support including a spindle arranged to engage the heel end of thelast in its spindle hole and. mounted for swinging movements indirections lengthwise of the shoe, and means for applying pressure onthe bottom of the shoe, of means for supporting the shoe laterally atits heel-end portion to assist in controlling it in thepressure-applying operation, said lateral supporting means being mountedfor movement in a direction lengthwise oi the shoe through frictionalaction of the shoe thereon in any swinging movement of the shoe withsaid spindle resulting from the pressure applied on the shoe bottom.

FRED L. MOONEY.

